Border help needed!

No, not at the US/Mexico border. (Sorry, not funny!)  In my sewing room would be where I'm enlisting your help.  So, I've finally completed the retro blocks.  I now have the small wall hanging complete, well all except the border and binding and backing.  WOW, I'm not complete at all.   Ok, anyway.........I need your help on choosing a border.  I kinda like the stripes, because it looks retro as well.  Then I kinda like the pink beside the stripes.  Who knows, none of them might not work.  However, these are my only "close" options.  So........taking all votes, please let me know which you would use as a border?

UPDATE 5/8/09 **I went with the striped fabric.  I was still not sure I would like it even as I am sewing it on.  But, I have two sides on, and LOVE it.  I think you will to.  **

Free Motion Small Quilt Finished

Instead of practicing on that fabric and discarding, I decided to finish it out.  I quilted the front and back separately.  I know that's not how you do it.  It's just, the front and back would have never lined up and it gave me even more free motion practice.  I'm not sure what I'll do with this one.    It's properly named "All Balls".  lol  The hubs got a kick out of that.  

Pharmacy Class Completed!!

With a 93 I might add.  I'm so proud of ME!  I was really worried about this class and how I would perform.  The math really worried me.  It's not just regular math, it's PHARMACY math.  It was so hard.  We still have to go back Thursday and finish some more math, but all the grades are in.  I think they wouldn't even say anything if you didn't show up Thursday.  However, if I'm going to pass the state exam, I have to know the math.  Therefore, I'll be there will bells on Thursday night.  GO ME!!

I can free motion........uh huh!

Thought you were done seeing this hexie table runner?  Well, I found a way to add even more thread to this beauty.  I did some free motions "circles" on it.  If I would have done I was going to free motion it, I wouldn't have used the other thicker decorative stitch.  However, I think it looks good.  I like my attempt of free motion.  The back doesn't look as impressive, but for a first time.  It will be ok.

Patches gets a Promotion!

If you know my blog, you'll remember "Patches" along with the hubs and child are at the bottom of my blog.  Her dwelling place has always been above our bed.  Not really displayed properly.  It was hanging half folded over only displaying half of the quilt.  So, we promoted her to the front family room. This is my favorite quilt!  The back is made just like the front, just different colors, same pattern. 

So, hubs made me this quilt hanger.  (This is a horrible picture, I apologize).  It looks un even, however it's even.  We also realize the hanger is really too small for the quilt.  But, right now it's going to stay put.  It's right where everyone that comes in our front door can see it.  I'm going to show it off awhile.

Practice Free Motion

So, I found a great piece of fabic from my stash to practice free motion on.  It has lots of letters and balls.  My goal was to not sew over any letters or balls.  haha.........everytime I hit one "oops".  The hubs would say "r u ok"?  haha..........."I'm good"!!  Then another "oops".  He finally stopped asking.  See pic, I didn't do too terribly bad.  

I really think quilting it made the balls look 3-d.  I think I'm alone in thinking this.  The hubs didn't think so.

In quilting.........

Shouldn't your stitches look as good on the back as they do on the front?  I've always been terrible at setting the tension.  I always just play with it till I get the right thing.  And maybe that's what you do??  For my new free motion quilting foot, I set the tension and width to 2.5 like my book said.  I've also played with moving that around.  Still no luck.....any suggestions from my great blogging buddies?

Front of practice quilting..

Back....

Today 5/2/09 I've been practicing more with this, and I've got a big panel I'm practicing against.  However, I was going to free motion both sides, but seperatly, cause in no way will it line up.  Well, wouldn't you know, because these backs won't be seen, the stitching looks great.  Think I finally found the correct setting, 4 & 5.  yah